What color is #AFD8A9?

#AFD8A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD8A9?

The RGB value is 175, 216, 169: 175 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD8A9?

The complementary color is #D2A9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD8A9 color

#AFD8A9 rgb(175, 216, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD8A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 84.7% green and 66.3% blue (175, 216, 169).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#AFD8A9 color codes

HEX	`#AFD8A9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 216, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 84.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.43, -22.26, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.43, 29.17, 139.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.395, 61.089, 46.717)`
Decimal	`11524265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD8A9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFD8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFD8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd8a9; }
.text { color: #afd8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 216 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd8a9, #a9d8bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFD8A9?: #AFD8A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD8A9?: The RGB value is 175, 216, 169: 175 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD8A9?: The complementary color is #D2A9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.